Those nice people from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) have issued new guidelines to doctors in the UK recommending they make greater use of Acomplia. NICE has the responsibility of leading the fight against obesity. It has adopted a national policy that urgent action is needed, but there are only a few treatments considered suitable for patients.

Why acomplia? Because in every clinical trial, all the participants not only lost weight but also improved their cardiovascular risk profile. To explain: when people who are either overweight or obese lose weight, their general health improves. Almost all are exposed to greater risks through high blood pressure, heart disease and Type 2 Diabetes. But when acomplia is used, the improvement is way beyond what is expected from weight loss alone. For example, people with Type 2 Diabetes not taking anti-diabetic medication significantly improve their blood sugar control and reduce the levels of LDL-cholesterol (bad cholesterol) and triglycerides. So acomplia in combination with a healthy diet and physical exercise is now the preferred treatment.

Why now? A new national survey shows that 75% of Brits think their health providers should help the overweight lose weight. The poll is significant because opinion now classifies obesity as a medical and not a social problem. This is no longer seen as something people should tackle with the help of family, friends, dieting or slimming clubs. Physicians are seen as having the primary role in achieving weight loss.

What has caused this shift in pubic opinion? Heart problems are the UK’s biggest cause of death with more than 200,000 deaths a year. There are 35,000 deaths a year from Type 2 Diabetes. Alongside, the rate of obesity has trippled. Economists now estimate the total cost to society and the tax payer as being more than £7.4 billion a year. So Brits are doing the math. They now see how much more they have to pay in tax to deal with this problem. They are also more likely to know someone who has died because of weight-related conditions. To help reinforce the need for action, from September, UK schools will weigh and measure children up to the age of 11 years and send parents a “weight” report.

That puts acomplia in the front line to help fight obesity because the social and financial burdens to society get too great.

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